Simonside Hills, Northumberland National Park

#4 among attractions in Northumberland National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Hill

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The Simonside Hills are a hill range in Northumberland, England near the town of Rothbury. Most of the hills are around 300–400 metres high and are popular spots for hikers in the area. The highest point is Tosson Hill at 440 metres. ()

Coordinates: 55°16'57"N, 1°57'50"W

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Simonside Hills – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cragside, St Cuthbert's Church, Elsdon Tower, Cragend Silo.

3.8 miNE
Historical place, Architecture, Science museum
Cragside, Rothbury
96 min walk • Cragside House, nestled in the picturesque landscape of Rothbury, Northumberland, stands as a testament to Victorian ingenuity and innovation. This historic building in England is renowned for being the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power...
6.4 miSW
Church
St Cuthbert's Church, Northumberland National Park
163 min walk • St Cuthbert's Church is located in Elsdon, Alnwick, northeast England. The church was one of the resting places of St. Cuthbert's body in the wanderings of the monks. It is one of the many dedicated to his memory. St Cuthbert's Church is a Grade I listed building in Northumberland.
6.4 miSW
Tower
Elsdon Tower, Northumberland National Park
162 min walk • Elsdon Tower is a Grade I listed medieval tower house converted for use as a Rectory situated at Elsdon, Northumberland. Originally part of the estate of Elsdon Castle, it later become a rectory and is now a private residence.
4.1 miE
Historical place, Farm, Neighbourhood
Cragend Silo, Rothbury
106 min walk • Cragend Silo is a Grade II* listed building located at Cragend Farm near the town of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It was designed and built by Lord Armstrong of Cragside.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Tosson Hill, Northumberland National Park
32 min walk • Tosson Hill is the highest hill in the Simonside Hills to the south of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. The summit lies about 2 kilometres west of Simonside, the best-known summit of the Simonside Hills.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fontburn
89 min walk • Fontburn is a drinking water reservoir situated 10 miles northwest of the market town of Morpeth, and immediately to the east of Harwood Forest in Northumberland, England.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Long Crag
143 min walk • Long Crag is a hill to the north of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It lies within the Thrunton Woods, a Forestry Commission-owned area of forestry plantations.
3.7 miN
Forts and castles
Cartington Castle
96 min walk • Cartington Castle is a ruinous, partly restored medieval English castle in the hamlet of Cartington, 2 miles north-west of Rothbury in the county of Northumberland, England looking down on the River Coquet.
6.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Elsdon Castle, Northumberland National Park
158 min walk • Elsdon Castle is a castle in the village of Elsdon about 10 miles to the southwest of Rothbury, in Northumberland, England, and also known as Mote Hills. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle is the best preserved medieval motte and bailey castle site in Northumberland.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood, Northumberland National Park
127 min walk • Billsmoor Park and Grasslees Wood is the name given to a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland, North East England, designated in 1954.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
High Cove, Northumberland National Park
109 min walk • High Cove is a major slip feature to the west of Grasslees Burn in the Simonside Hills, Northumberland, England. It contains several small rifts and caves in gritstone, up to 18 metres in length.